Time in World History

ISBN-13: 9780367433215 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 174 str.

Peter Stearns

Opis

This book presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens to explore how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization, into daily experience.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction: Time and History; Chapter 2: Why Time? The Experience of Early Societies; Chapter 3: Time Amid the Classical Civilizations and World Religions; Chapter 4: The Rise of the Clock, 1400-1800; Chapter 5: Imposing the Clock: Uses of Time in Industrial Society, 1800-1920; Chapter 6: Time in the World During the Long 19th Century; Chapter 7: Time in the Past Century; Chapter 8: Conclusion

O autorze

Peter N. Stearns is Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely on issues in world history and regularly teaches courses on various facets of globalization.